Histopathological and immunohistochemical study of the hepatic lesions experimentally induced by Entamoeba dispar

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 170-174

  Costa, C A X ^a   Brito, K N O ^a   Gomes, M A ^a   Caliari, M V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Entamoeba dispar; Granuloma; Hepatic necrosis; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 77957347782     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2010.e39     Document Type: Article

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